The last time Carlos Guillen was in the Mariners clubhouse at the Peoria Sports Complex, he was 27 years old and Felix Hernandez was still in the Minor Leagues. So, yeah, things have changed a bit now with Guillen returning to the Mariners on a Minor League contract with a shot at helping the club as a third-base or designated-hitter candidate.

The A's recently traveled to Florida to watch Manny Ramirez work out and could sign the slugger within the next week.

The Royals agreed to terms Saturday on one-year contracts with first baseman Eric Hosmer, third baseman Mike Moustakas, right-hander Luis Mendoza and outfielder Lorenzo Cain.

Braves general manager Frank Wren recently took time to speak to MLB.com about the offseason and the excitement he's feeling as his team prepares for Spring Training and a new season.

The friendship between Jim Leyland and Tony La Russa has endured all the years and all the miles since they were on the same staff in 1982, and now in the first spring of La Russa's "retirement," he'll be spending a few days in Lakeland, Fla., with Leyland and the Tigers.

Now that Tim Wakefield has officially announced his retirement, the obvious next question is this: What becomes of his long-time teammate Jason Varitek?

Though closer Jonathan Broxton is no longer with the Dodgers, manager Don Mattingly claims that his confidence level in his bullpen is higher this year than last with Spring Training starting next week.

Tim Wakefield came to the Red Sox as a reclamation project. Nearly two decades later, he departs as one of the most successful pitchers and respected individuals in team history.

Albert Pujols will speak with the media on Monday in his first appearance at his new team's Spring Training facility.

The name enters the room before he does, imposing its own expectation on the path he'll inevitably follow. Vince Coleman Jr., son of former big-leaguer Vince Coleman, could have fought that gravitational pull, but instead he chose to fulfill two family dreams at the same time.

There is a puffy violet scar on Joba Chamberlain's right elbow, peeking out from underneath a shredded long-sleeve T-shirt, and it serves as a daily reminder of how his 2011 season ended.

Michael Pineda's towering figure can be spotted from a baseball field away, leaving no question as to the identity of the hulking right-hander firing in a far-off bullpen.

The fifth annual Urban Invitational took a huge step into the future Friday, when it featured games at a Major League stadium — Houston's Minute Maid Park — for the first time.

The Pirates have acquired starter A.J. Burnett from the Yankees for two Minor Leaguers. The Yankees will pick up $20 million of the $33 million owed to Burnett.

It was a small step in a long process, a minor achievement from a baseball perspective. But symbolically, Johan Santana's bullpen session Friday gave the Mets their greatest reason yet for optimism heading into the 2012 season.

Taking offense to an opinion article written in Hoy, a Dominican newspaper, Marlins third baseman Hanley Ramirez fired back on Friday via Twitter.

Losing Ryan Braun to suspension would be a blow, but the rest of the team must proceed as usual.